Biography
Oscar Blumenthal or Oskar Blumenthal (13 March 1852 Berlin – 24 April 1917, Berlin) was a German playwright and drama critic. Blumenthal was educated at the gymnasium and the university of his native town, and at Leipzig University, where he received the degree of doctor of philosophy in 1872. After having been editor of the Deutsche Dichterhalle in Leipzig, he founded in 1873 the Neue Monatshefte für Dichtkunst und Kritik. In 1875 Blumenthal moved to Berlin, where he became theatrical critic of the Berliner Tageblatt, holding this position until 1887, when he opened the Lessing Theater, of which he was director till 1898. From 1894 to 1895 he was also director of the Berliner Theater. From 1898 he was engaged exclusively in literary work.
Blumenthal was well known as a critic and playwright. His critiques in the feuilletons of the newspapers sparkle with humour, at the same time doing justice to authors and actors. Because of their sharpness he was sometimes called "bloody Oscar". His plays have had merited success, and many of them were well received at the leading German theaters. Together with Gustav Kadelburg he wrote several comedies like the famous The White Horse Inn. As a researcher in literature he became famous for his edition of the works of Christian Dietrich Grabbe. He also was successful a theatrical manager.
Blumenthal is also known for his humorous short poems, for example:
Filmography
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Movies 9
Writer 8
Screenplay 1
Im Weissen Rössl - Wehe, du singst! (2013)
The White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang (1994)
Emil, der Seitenspringer (1972)
Im weißen Rößl (1967)
The White Horse Inn (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1952)
The Long Intermission (1927)
When I Came Back (1926)
The White Horse Inn (1926)
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GenderMale
Birthday1852-03-13
Deathday1917-04-24 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsOscar Blumenthal
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